How Wrestlers Get Better by Watching Video of Their Mistakes

In sports, seeing is believing. What’s more, belief leads to effort and this combination is what increases self-efficacy. Correspondingly, the first step to learning from failure is using video review sessions to get athletes to believe. Specifically, athletes must use video review to believe two things: Renowned psychologist Albert Bandura in his preeminent book on self-efficacy elaborates […]

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5 Methods Coaches Can Use to Inspire Athletes

Coaches, listen up. If you’re still banking on rewards and consequences to push your athletes to the limit, you’re skating on thin ice. Let’s get real—inspiration beats extrinsic motivators every single time. Why? Because while dangling a carrot or brandishing a stick might give you a quick fix, it’s the fire of inspiration that fuels […]

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Instincts vs. Strategy: Balancing Intuitive Play with Game Planning

Instincts trump strategy, period. Coaches obsess over game plans, but it’s the athletes with raw, unscripted intuition who often snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Yet, dismissing the strategic groundwork that shapes champions would be a mistake as colossal as ignoring the gut instincts that define them. The real magic happens at the crossroads […]

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